The weather at the beginning of the week rained, but the rest of the time was perfect!
Entering Noumea
Marina at sunset
Peter's favourite meal of the day on QuickStar
Heading to the Isle of Pines
another sunset....will always treasure these
There are lots more local cruisers in New Cal, than we have seen anywhere in the South Pacific.
Never crowded though.
Lovely sailing
Our first anchorage at Isle of Pines. This is one of the busier ones, but beautiful
Some of the scenery on our walk around the island
New Cal church with the unique New Cal pines - not found elsewhere
The only "store" - the outside stuff
Heading inside with Marios and Ara
Dusk
Time to leave...the cruise ship arrived.
We spent the next week travelling with Marios and Ara on their beautiful 44 ft. Lagoon catermaran
Peter in his glory
Our next remote anchorage
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Cocktails and dinner onboard Bubus
Our handsome hunks with more of Ara's gourmet treats
sneaking in another sunset shot
A lousy picture of a large sting ray swimming under our boat
Following Bubus out through the reef
it's not all just fun....regular household chores still need doing
Heading inland
Di covered from head to toe (as always)
Heading inland
Di covered from head to toe (as always)
Bay view
View out to QuickStar
Crab on the beach
Next stop
Bridge over the inland river
Our anchorage
Another great dinner on Bubas
QuickStar motoring - shot taken from Bubas
The boys admiring their fire
Lots of food
Smile
Yes, I was there...but am usually the photographer
Ara and I hunting for sea snails - a local speciality
Another great memory
Splish-splashing
Grown-up kids
The perfect end to a great day
At our final anchorage, we took the dinghy out to a little "desert" island
The boys went scuba diving while Ara and I kept watch for tiger sharks!
Luckily they made it back in one piece, but we had started to get worried since the wind had really picked up and the dinghy was being bounced all over. We were very glad when they emerged.
In our final anchorage of our out-island trip we enjoyed kayaking
Crab on the beach
Next stop
Bridge over the inland river
Our anchorage
Another great dinner on Bubas
QuickStar motoring - shot taken from Bubas
To top off the great week we spent with Marios and Ara, we were able to celebrate Marios name day in a special, secluded beach. Marios is from Cypress (lives in Australia now) and their name day is almost more important than a birthday. We shared champagne and a great barbeque on the beach. A very special day to remember.
Nothing like champagne on the beach!
Lots of food
Smile
Yes, I was there...but am usually the photographer
Ara and I hunting for sea snails - a local speciality
Another great memory
Splish-splashing
Grown-up kids
The perfect end to a great day
At our final anchorage, we took the dinghy out to a little "desert" island
The boys went scuba diving while Ara and I kept watch for tiger sharks!
Luckily they made it back in one piece, but we had started to get worried since the wind had really picked up and the dinghy was being bounced all over. We were very glad when they emerged.
In our final anchorage of our out-island trip we enjoyed kayaking
We have been back in Noumea for a few days, getting everything organized for the crossing this Friday or Saturday to Australia.
Out for a pizza dinner
We met up with Glenda and Eddy again on Helena, so we had them and Ara and Marios over to QuickStar for a cowboy dinner of hamburgers and chips! It was lovely under the full moon.
Peter at the BBQ with Marios and Ara
Glenda and Eddy
We now have all our provisions on board and tomorrow the crew will be arriving. David is a professor of architecture from Adelaide, Australia. We met him in Vanautu and doing a blue water crossing was on his "bucket list". Also joining as crew is Barb - a 26 year old Austrian who has spent the last couple of years traveling by bicycle and sailing. Her goal is to travel the world via environmentally sustainable methods of transport. I will be flying out to Coff's Harbour, where I have rented a lovely little cottage.
The crossing could take anywhere from 7 - 10 days. Either Barb or David will be sending a blog post each day via ham radio, so if you are interested in following this passage, just drop in for a visit.
Until next time......Wishing our son Danny a very happy 29th birthday. You have been a wonderful son and we also thank you for our fabulous grandchildren. We are so proud of you!!!!!
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